AMJ Blog
I have been writing a blog for some time. I use it to share my experiences and views on mental health – I had a breakdown in 2014/15 and live with depression and anxiety – and work life balance. I am passionate about working on my wellbeing and helping others to achieve and maintain the right work life balance and wellbeing approaches for them. My blog – along with my Twitter feed – comes with one health warning – if you read it you may have to hear about some of my other passions – my family, golf, Liverpool FC, communications, the Boston Red Sox, politics and the West Wing.
![I am now in the eye of the storm: what it's like to be in a depressive episode](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711494467-JQY6UQRIESAYJ9FNR2BX/image-asset.jpeg)
I am now in the eye of the storm: what it's like to be in a depressive episode
![Unpopular view of the year: 2020 hasn't been a bad year for me and my mental health](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711492692-R4B3AV7J8USR834E93CR/image-asset.png)
Unpopular view of the year: 2020 hasn't been a bad year for me and my mental health
![My mental health weather forecast for the coming week: unsettled.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711491071-EN7B1XU4V2921H5GBJKP/image-asset.jpeg)
My mental health weather forecast for the coming week: unsettled.
![I raise a cuppa and a big smile to not drinking](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711489466-QOZZJFFPT98QHZGT6X7X/image-asset.png)
I raise a cuppa and a big smile to not drinking
![It’s time to make a change](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711489392-N71YVBBF54PL8RQG7WWA/image-asset.jpeg)
It’s time to make a change
![My body, mind and the Two Ronnies](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711486984-M4OU53RL73TT2F0WE8HQ/image-asset.png)
My body, mind and the Two Ronnies
![Being there when the laughing stops](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711485864-DYEBNWN849WG7KAVSDE9/image-asset.png)
Being there when the laughing stops
![I wish I’d been more mental heath aware before I hit the wall.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711485786-WDHLN5YT193U9AYU9CZ7/image-asset.png)
I wish I’d been more mental heath aware before I hit the wall.
![My birthday; my lockdown; my life after anti-depressants](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711485162-ZGIMIP47OZYO21WI95OW/image-asset.png)
My birthday; my lockdown; my life after anti-depressants
![Everything has changed utterly; we shouldn’t go back to business as usual](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711484259-17EPNSWPCOA13OHQZ5MK/image-asset.jpeg)
Everything has changed utterly; we shouldn’t go back to business as usual
![A week is a long time in a lockdown](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711483863-BHV1NL64OQDFLOW2WUWI/image-asset.jpeg)
A week is a long time in a lockdown
![Life goes on but it goes a lot better if I look after myself](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711483593-0EN31Q80U4LQTD9RJJ7J/image-asset.jpeg)
Life goes on but it goes a lot better if I look after myself
![Tough day; first big test post anti-depressants](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711483270-SKR6YVBOL4I5PB4VLIK7/image-asset.jpeg)
Tough day; first big test post anti-depressants
![A lecture on resilience](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711482848-15JIX1CL62BMUDEP34XM/image-asset.jpeg)
A lecture on resilience
![COVID-19: being at home helps my depression and anxiety but the daily news does not](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711482164-V7MQNGRHVO7OG166C4RG/image-asset.jpeg)
COVID-19: being at home helps my depression and anxiety but the daily news does not
![COVID-19: what a time to come off my anti-depressants](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711481585-PP0V8LQT38IQM0Y12ZY4/image-asset.jpeg)
COVID-19: what a time to come off my anti-depressants
![The withdrawal method](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711481156-WYFZ9H3EV8CNDWPKOOUA/image-asset.jpeg)
The withdrawal method
![Going away is no holiday for me](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711480075-4OWV9HI6QJYG7XGEUJ18/image-asset.jpeg)
Going away is no holiday for me
![Talking often helps you spot what is staring you in the face](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711479376-MFR7IQILUQRP64KP6VT6/image-asset.jpeg)
Talking often helps you spot what is staring you in the face
![Philip Schofield, Frankie Bridge, you and me](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711479185-X9G30A7YP4I4Z79X3D3O/image-asset.png)